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l UNITED f STATES Per1M*7l f 5 ,ISAAC on. GrnMoF-F Ann FNRY B. STAFFORD, oF'osKALoosA', IovvA.y 1

'SAD-IRON.

sPEcIPrcArroN forming part of Letters Patent No. 381,006, dated Aprnlo, lees.

Application tiled une 3, 1887.

To LZZ whom, i6 may concern.-

Be it known tha'twe, IsAac'C. H. GILMORF struction and combination of devicesthat will v be more fully set forth"hereinafter,' and, particularly pointed out in the claims.

f the shell or body is open.

This invention is an improvement upon the Y' sad-iron for which Letters Patent of the United States No. 346,814 were granted to B. F. Hostetter andl. C. H. Gilmore August 3, 1886.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is-a vertical longitudinal sectional view on the line ma: of Fig.A

2 of an iron embodying our improvements. Fig. 2 is a rearV elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same with the top of the iron removed.

A represents the body or shell of the iron,

which ismadeof cast metal and has the side walls, B, and the bottom C. The rear end of of the iron, at the rearend thereof, isy formed an upwardly-projecting transverse ange, D, and at the sides of the iron, at the rear end thereof, are formed inwardly-extending iianges E, which align wit-h the flange D. At a suitable distance from the inner side ofi the Verti- `cal lianges E arey vertical offsets or kposts F,

i offset, I, -which is'provid'ed with a vert-ical rey which are also cast integrally with the shellor body, and wedge-shaped groovesGare formed between the opposingv sides of the anges vE and the posts F, `the said grooves being wider` at their upper endsthan at their lower ends.

`Inthe opposing sides of the posts or offsets F,

at the front corners thereof, are formed vertical recesses H. vIn the'front end` of. the shell or body isformed an integral vertical post or cess or groove, K, in its rear side.

L representsadoor which fits in the grooves G, andis adapted to .close the rear side of the shell or body A. :The said door is wedge" shaped in vertical transverse section, and is thereby adapted to the shape of the .grooves G, so that when the dooris closed down into On the lower side serai No. 240,170. (No modem therein.

is slightly curved.

door isjprovideduear4 itsupper corner'with a projecting shoulder or oli's'et, N,whieh extends with the upper end of one of the grooves G.

provided with outwardly-projecting ears P,

of the shellor body whenfthe door L isclosed. R `represents-a hinge-bolt which extends transf versely through the offset or shoulder N ata point aslight distance above the center of the doorl andthrough aligned openings'in the opposing liange E and posts or offsets H. The body of the shell or iron is provided on its up- .1 represents the heatingcore,which is made of iron or other suitable heat-conducting ma` terial, and is provided on its lowerA 'side with tongues Swhen the core is placed in the shell or body ofthe iron, and thereby prevent the hook or lifter, whereby the Vcore may bel handled when hot.

'W represents aninner shell, which of a single piece of sheet-iron and comprises the top X and the depending sides Y,which convergefat their frontV ends, one of thesaid sides being lapped loverthe other and'secured thev inner shell is open. The said shellis adapted toiit between the shouldersorl posts lthe latter at a distance from the sides thereof, and thus form a/space or chamber, A ,between lthe inner and the outer shells,in whicha filling of plaster-of-paris forY other non-conductor of heat is placed. f f

B represents a top or cap plate radapted to t on the upper edges of the shell or body A, and provided at its corners with vertical openings, through which screws C are passed and u f vcaused to engage threaded openings-.in the upper ends of the posts or offsets H and L rThe through a vertical slot,O,which communicates lThe extreme upper corners of the doorL arey per side with transverse ridges or` tongues S.

in the outer she1l,and vthereby to be secured in the said vgrooves'itl becomes` firmly 'wedgedv The lower eorners'of the door arey rounde'd,'as at M, andthefree end ofthedoorv f The oppositeV side of the f transverse grooves U, adapted to engage the 7s core from moving longltudmally therein.,V In the rear end 'of the core is an opening, Y, adaptedforthe insertion of the usualv stove.

, t thereto by means of rivets Z. The rearendof l 6o which engagethe rear upperedges'of thesides l cap or cover is thus firmly secured to the top of the shell or body, and is adapted to be removed therefrom at pleasure. l

It will be observed by reference to Fig. l that the space is left between the upper side of the inner shell and the cap or cover of the body or shell A for a non-conducting filling. C2 represents a handle having depending arms D', thelower ends of which are screwed in openings made in the top plate, B.

We are aware that it is not broadly new to provide the shells or bodies of polishing and smoothing :irons with vertically movable hinged doors, and this therefore we disclaim.

The groove G and the door are made Wedge shape in order to cause the door to fit snugly in the groove when closed, and thereby prevent ashes and dirt which may become detached from the core from workingtheir way out of the shell and smutting the goods when the iron is iu use. The wedge shape of the groove and door also enables the door to be more readily opened, as it prevents binding in the upward movement.

The posts cast ou the inside of the iron serve several functions. They form one side of the groove G, hold the inside shell to its place, and also afford a place for the screws which hold the Having thus described our invention, we claiml. In a core-heating iron, the combination of theshell or body A, havugthe vertical Wedge shaped grooves G in opposing sidesat its rear end, and the door L, adapted to close yinto the said wedge-shaped grooves,the said door being wedge-shaped in vertical transverse section, and having one side secured in one of the grooves G by a hinge-bolt, substantially as de-A scribed.

2. In a sad-iron, the outer castiron shell, H, having the posts or shoulders formed integrally therewith on its inner side, combined with the inner sheet-iron shell inasingle piece and fitting against the shoulders or posts, so as to be held by the shoulders or posts at a distance from the outer shell and form a space between the inner and outer shells, as set forth.

3. In a sad-iron, the combination of the shell H, having the posts or shoulders formed iutegral on its inner side,said posts or shoulders forming one side of the groove G,and also serving as a means of attachment of both the top plate and inner shell, the door L, hinged in the groove G, the inner wrought-irou shell tting against the posts or shoulders, and the top plate secured to the posts or shoulders, as set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto affixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC C. H. GILMORE. HENRY B. STAFFORD. Witnesses:

H. C. TURNER, M- E. BENNETT. 

